I also love reading cookbooks! And I'm so grateful that CPL has such a great collection, because I really don't want to buy a cookbook if I'm not going to cook at least a handful of recipes from it. Bu reading them is so fun! Last year my sister gave me The Hebridean Baker. I've read it cover to cover, and the pictures are gorgeous, but I still haven't made anything from it!
Drink another glass of sangria for me - I miss it and NA sangria is just fruit punch, LOL! Although I have found an NA lemon radler that is refreshing.
A few years ago we visited a newly-empty-nester friend of ours and she told us how glorious life was. The night before, she'd had olives for dinner. Just olives. So Mark and I joke that we're going to have olives for dinner. The truth is we do enjoy having cheese and crackers and salad for dinner when the kids are away at school.
The library is such a great cookbook resource! I will have to look up The Hebridean Baker. Sounds amazing!
The NA journey sounds tricky but with opportunities for creativity! Have you found any NA wines that are palatable? We’ve been impressed with Seedlip NA spirits. Curious now about finding a way to make NA sangria that has some depth! Perfect with olives for dinner, lol!
I enjoying reading cookbooks as well! I usually get them as gifts and enjoy dreaming of making many different meals! It will be a new challenge being empty nesters in the fall, I am so used to cooking for my hungry teenage boys! Our challenge this summer is to make our own gravlax.
The empty nest cooking transition is a journey for sure! We’ll have to keep each other updated on meals that work. Love your summer gravlax challenge — I’ll be eager to hear how it goes!
Ooooh, thank you for The Beans recipe! It looks delicious. And I remember glancing at Ali Slagle’s book briefly but I think I’d like to spend more time with it! Agreed: the library is such a valuable resource for cookbook exploration!
I also love reading cookbooks! And I'm so grateful that CPL has such a great collection, because I really don't want to buy a cookbook if I'm not going to cook at least a handful of recipes from it. Bu reading them is so fun! Last year my sister gave me The Hebridean Baker. I've read it cover to cover, and the pictures are gorgeous, but I still haven't made anything from it!
Drink another glass of sangria for me - I miss it and NA sangria is just fruit punch, LOL! Although I have found an NA lemon radler that is refreshing.
A few years ago we visited a newly-empty-nester friend of ours and she told us how glorious life was. The night before, she'd had olives for dinner. Just olives. So Mark and I joke that we're going to have olives for dinner. The truth is we do enjoy having cheese and crackers and salad for dinner when the kids are away at school.
The library is such a great cookbook resource! I will have to look up The Hebridean Baker. Sounds amazing!
The NA journey sounds tricky but with opportunities for creativity! Have you found any NA wines that are palatable? We’ve been impressed with Seedlip NA spirits. Curious now about finding a way to make NA sangria that has some depth! Perfect with olives for dinner, lol!
I enjoying reading cookbooks as well! I usually get them as gifts and enjoy dreaming of making many different meals! It will be a new challenge being empty nesters in the fall, I am so used to cooking for my hungry teenage boys! Our challenge this summer is to make our own gravlax.
The empty nest cooking transition is a journey for sure! We’ll have to keep each other updated on meals that work. Love your summer gravlax challenge — I’ll be eager to hear how it goes!
I love cookbooks too! A recent favorite is Ali Slagle's "I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To)". I check them out from the library first, to see if I want to own them. A simple recipe we've been enjoying lately is this: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023775-rosemary-white-beans-with-frizzled-onions-and-tomato?unlocked_article_code=1.QU8.Oy0A.CzUDDi1nBm0O&smid=share-url We love it so much we call it "THE Beans" and make it at least once a week. Serves two or three beautifully.
Ooooh, thank you for The Beans recipe! It looks delicious. And I remember glancing at Ali Slagle’s book briefly but I think I’d like to spend more time with it! Agreed: the library is such a valuable resource for cookbook exploration!